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“There are many reasons that I have been reluctant to share my story, but I now know it is not my fault,” she wrote. “It is not normal to receive any type of treatment from a trusted team physician and refer to it horrifyingly as the ‘specia’ treatment.

“This behaviour is completely unacceptable, disgusting, and abusive, especially coming from someone whom I was TOLD to trust.

“For too long I’ve asked myself ‘Was I too naive? Was it my fault?’ I now know the answer to those questions. No. No, it was not my fault. No, I will not and should not carry the guilt that belongs to Larry Nassar, USA Gymnastics and others.

“It is impossibly difficult to relive these experiences and it breaks my heart even more to think that as I work towards my dream of competing in Tokyo 2020, I will to have to continually return to the same training facility where I was abused.”

Biles said she had been inspired by hearing the stories of friends and other victims of Nassar and insisted it would not affect her passion for the sport.

“I love this sport too much and I have never been a quitter. I won’t let one man and the others that enabled him, to steal my love and joy,” she wrote, demanding an inquiry into how Nassar had been able to continue abusing for so many years.

“We need to know why this was able to take place for so long and to so many of us. We need to make sure something like this never happens again.

“As I continue to work through the pain, I kindly ask everyone to respect my privacy. This is a process, and one that I need more time to work through.”

Nassar has been accused of molesting more than 100 female athletes during the three decades he worked with USA Gymnastics.

His case was part of a wide-ranging scandal which forced the resignation of USA Gymnastics chief Steve Penny in March.

Penny was accused by victims of failing to quickly notify authorities about abuse allegations.

USA Gymnastics adopted a new “safe sport policy” in response to the Nassar scandal that requires “mandatory reporting” of suspicions of sexual abuse.

A civil lawsuit has been filed on behalf of about 100 of Nassar’s victims.

Their attorney, John Manly, estimated that the total number could be as high as 160.

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